Speakers

Adam Abdat, SOC Lead, easyJet

Adam Abdat currently serves as the SOC Lead at easyJet, where he draws on extensive experience developing and maturing security operations across aviation, utilities, insurance, consultancy, and wider critical infrastructure sectors. Throughout his career, he has enhanced SOC capabilities and expanded large-scale monitoring to strengthen operational resilience. Adam... has led SOC improvement initiatives that enhance visibility, refine processes, elevate detection quality, and improve analyst effectiveness. His work focuses on advancing defensive security and blue-team capabilities. He continues to shape a modern SOC that is scalable, adaptable, and equipped to meet the evolving demands of today’s threat landscape.
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Andrea Szeiler, Group CISO, MVM Ltd

Andrea Szeiler is the Group CISO of MVM Ltd and President of Women4Cyber Hungary. She actively contributes to the cybersecurity community as a mentor, speaker, and member of several professional associations. Her mission is to empower women in IT security and support organisations in building risk-based, cost-effective security frameworks. Andrea is known for leading... high-performing teams and fostering strategic partnerships across business and compliance domains. She believes cybersecurity is essential for all companies, regardless of size, and works to ensure resilient, secure operations.more

Julio Gonzalez-Saenz, Quantum Engagement Lead, Vodafone

Julio Gonzalez-Saenz, PhD, is a Tech Lead at Vodafone, with a doctorate in Electronics from the University of Portsmouth. Julio specialises in unified communication systems and emerging technologies and has a strong track record in telecom innovation. His current focus is on quantum reskilling for Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), the essential systems and networks... whose compromise could severely impact national security or economic stability. Julio brings a unique perspective to the intersection of quantum computing and telecom resilience, helping engineering teams prepare for the next wave of technological disruption. He is also an advisor to InnoQlar, a startup exploring AI/QML and quantum applications in network optimisation.more

Nathan Wyatt, Information Security Engineer, The Telegraph Group

Nathan Wyatt is Information Security Engineer at The Telegraph Group, where he's been working to keep systems safe and secure for over two and a half years. Taking a particular interest in new and emerging threats, Nathan has been working closely with senior leadership to tackle the emerging risks that AI adoption is starting pose across The Telegraph Group.

Simon Turner, Head of Security Governance and Compliance, BT Group

A highly experienced technology and telco leader Simon brings three decades of industry experience to the forefront having worked in numerous highly regulated roles. Working with BT’s most complex customers Simon's background gives him valuable insights and practical experiences to support cybersecurity, compliance risk management, and governance decisions.

Manit Sahib, Ethical Hacker & Former Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming, Bank of England

Manit is an experienced offensive security expert who is certified by UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as well as His Majesty’s CESG Check scheme (HMG CHECK). He has over ten years professional experience in both UK Government and private offensive security operations. Formerly, Manit was the Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming at the... Bank of England.more

Julian Smith, Principal Solutions Engineer, Claroty

Julian Smith is a Principal Solutions Engineer at Claroty (UK&I), bringing over 25 years of expertise in IT & OT security. Having spent his consulting career diagnosing complex security challenges, he now focuses on helping Claroty's clients bridge the gap between their strategic intent and practical reality, by delivering operational visibility within their... operational environments.
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Chris Butchart, Senior Solutions Engineer, BeyondTrust

With a background in cutting edge SaaS security products, spanning both endpoint and network technologies, Chris has helped many companies address concerns around secure environments and privileged access. Now at BeyondTrust, using insight from a broad range of verticals and sizes of organisation, Chris delivers successful PAM projects through a consultative strategy... combined with a flexible portfolio of options.more

Rob Fitzsimons, Sales Engineer Manager, Huntress

Rob Fitzsimons, Sales Engineer Manager at Huntress, is passionate about cybersecurity and helping organisations to protect themselves from cyber threats. With a BSc in Intelligence and Cyber Security and a wealth of experience across cyber threat intelligence, dark web investigations and supporting public and private sectors, Rob continues to enhance his knowledge... when it comes to staying ahead of hackers.Before joining Huntress, Rob grew the sales engineering team at Searchlight Cyber, supported global ISPs in network monitoring at Telesoft Technologies, and contributed to the development of the Cyber Protection Team within the British Army.more

Richard Meeus, Senior Director Security Technology and Strategy, EMEA, Akamai

Richard Meeus is Akamai’s EMEA Senior Director of Security Technology and Strategy. With more than 20 years of experience, Richard is responsible for designing and building secure solutions for some of the world’s most influential organisations. Richard is an industry expert in cloud computing, enterprise software, and network security. During his time at Akamai,... Mirapoint, and Prolexic, Richard has had held strategic roles across a broad range of projects, including the deployment of DDoS solutions for multinational organisations to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive data. Additionally, Richard is a chartered member of the BCS and a CISSP.more

Natalie Gristwood, Associate Principal Consultant, Dragos

Natalie Gristwood is an Associate Principal Consultant at Dragos specialising in Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity and industrial control systems. She works with organisations across Critical National Infrastructure sectors to assess cyber risk, improve resilience, and strengthen the security of OT environments. Natalie has a background in industrial... automation and cybersecurity, including extensive experience supporting the civil nuclear sector, with a particular focus on protective monitoring and cyber resilience. She has worked across a range of industries, helping organisations secure operational systems while maintaining safe and reliable operationsmore